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Also Known As John Glass
Born September 21, 1695 • Scotland
Died November 2, 1773 (aged 78) • Perth • Scotland
Founder Sandemanians
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Robert Sandeman
Scottish minister
Ian Maclaren
Scottish author
Archibald Johnston, Lord Warriston
Scottish clergyman
William Robertson
Scottish historian and minister
David Calderwood
Scottish clergyman
Robert Morrison
British missionary
Horatius Bonar
Scottish minister
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday
British physicist and chemist
David Octavius Hill
Scottish painter
Robert Adamson
Scottish photographer
Ian Bannen
Scottish actor
Eduardo Paolozzi
British artist
Alexander Monro, tertius
Scottish physician, anatomist, and educator
Tommy Burns
Scottish association football player and manager
William Maclure
American geologist
Alexander MacMillan
Scottish publisher
Daniel MacMillan
Scottish publisher
Adam Smith
Adam Smith
Scottish philosopher
David Hume
David Hume
Scottish philosopher
John Knox, engraving from Icones, by T. Beza, 1580.
John Knox
Scottish religious leader